PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT HOSTS THE 6th ANNUAL WORLD SUPERPIPE CHAMPIONSHIPS

All Three Ski and Snowboard Competitions in One Day

Park City, Utah (February 8, 2008) – Park City Mountain Resort is hosting the world’s best skiers and snowboarders, including Shaun White, Torah Bright and Simon Dumont, in the sixth annual World Superpipe Championships on Saturday, March 8, 2008. This year, the invited skiers and snowboarders will all compete on the same day for a piece of the $90,000 prize purse in Park City Mountain Resort’s Eagle Superpipe, North America’s largest superpipe and the site for the 2002 Winter Games.  

“The 2008 World Superpipe Championships is going to be the biggest single-day snow event of the year with both skiing and riding taking place in one day,” said Jim Mangan, director of action sports marketing for Park City Mountain Resort. “You’ll see the best athletes in the world like Tanner and Shaun going huge in the pipe all on the same day.”

On Saturday, March 8, all of the top athletes in the world, including male and female snowboarders and male skiers, will compete in the Eagle Superpipe in a best of three-run format for a piece of the $90,000 prize purse. Confirmed athletes include Shaun White, Tanner Hall, Torah Bright, Simon Dumont, Mason Aguirre, Jossi Wells, Hannah Teter, Keir Dillon, J.J. Thomas, and Kelly Clark, among many other star athletes.

The 2008 World Superpipe Championships is free to the public and will include live music, food, and giveaways. The event is held in Park City Mountain Resort’s Eagle Superpipe, which is located just above the First Time and Three Kings Lifts. Park City Mountain Resort’s World Superpipe Championships is a Swatch TTR FIVE(5)STAR Event. For more information or to apply for media credentials visit www.worldsuperpipe.com.

Tentative Event Schedule:

THURSDAY, MARCH 6

9:30 AM - 3:30 PM: Open Practice for Competitors

FRIDAY, MARCH 7

9:30 AM - 3:30 PM: Open Practice for Competitors

SATURDAY, MARCH 8

9:30 AM: Warm Up

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Women's Snowboard Competition - 12 Women, 3 Runs

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Men's Snowboard Competition - 16 Men, 3 Runs

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Men's Ski Competition - 16 Men, 3 Runs

About Park City Mountain Resort

Park City Mountain Resort, celebrating its 45^th anniversary, is located in the heart of Park City, Utah and is only 40 minutes from the Salt Lake City International Airport. The Resort is spread out over 3,300 acres and offers groomed Signature Runs™, bumps, powder, trees, eight peaks, nine bowls, four terrain parks, and the Eagle Superpipe, North America’s largest superpipe. The Resort has received numerous accolades, most recently being named a top-ten Resort by the readers of SKI and Skiing magazines as well as earning the title “Terrain Park(s) of the Year” by Transworld Snowboarding magazine for the fourth year in a row. Park City Mountain Resort is committed to being the leader in environmental sustainability in Utah and reduced its carbon output by nearly 3,800 tons during the 2006-07 season. For more information about Park City Mountain Resort, please visit us online at www.parkcitymountain.com or call (800) 222-PARK.

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